Heavy-duty fiber container



Dec. 18, 1951 s. P. BELSINGER 2,

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This invention relates to new and useful improvements in a foldable fiber container which is especially adapted for heavy duty work such as crating eggs, oranges and the like for rail and truck shipment.

An object of the invention is to provide a heavy duty container which may be made by slitting and scoring a rectangular fiber blank wherein the container when assembled is provided with partition members extending through a slot in the rear wall which partition members are firmly connected to the front wall by flaps extending through a slot therein.

A further object of the invention is to provide a heavy duty container of the above type wherein the end walls are provided with half side sections between which and the front side wall the partition fiaps are housed, and securely connected to the front wall.

A further object of the invention is to provide a heavy duty container of the above type wherein said half side sections are provided with fiaps which extend through the slot in the front wall and between the partition members.

These and other objects will in part be obvious and will in part be hereinafter more fully disclosed.

In the drawings:

3 Claims. (Cl. 229-16) Figure 1 is a plan view of a fiber blank which Figure 3 is a plan view of the container with the cover raised;

Figure 4 is a transverse sectional view on the line 4-4 of Figure 3;

Figure 5 is a longitudinal sectional view on the line 5-5 of Figure 4;

Figure 6 is a sectional view on the line 6-6 of Figure 3, and

Figure 7 is an enlarged horizontal section of the front portion of the container taken on the line 5-5 of Figure 4.

The invention has to do with a heavy duty fiber container which is made from a single blank, preferably of corrugated board. The blank is slit along parallel lines so as to provide front and rear side walls which are integral with the bottom of the container and also end walls which are likewise integral with the bottom wall of the container. These slits also provide half side sections which project laterally from the" end sections and partition sections which are integral with the rear half sections of the container.

The front and rear walls are provided with slots intermediate their ends so that the partition members may be passed'through the slot in the rear wall. These partition members are also provided with flaps which extend through the slot in the front wall and are folded back against the outer face of the front wall for firmly locking the partitions to the front and rear walls. The front half side sections are also provided with flaps which extend through the slot in the front wall and between the partition members.

The blank thus formed may be assembled into a heavy duty container by merely folding a blank so as to position the side and end walls, and the side half sections and then inserting the partition walls through the slots in the rear wall and the flaps on the partitions through the slot in the front wall. While the heavy duty container may be readily assembled for use. it can be just as easily disassembled and folded fiat for return shipment for reuse.

Referring more in detail to the drawings the blank from which the heavy duty container is formed is shown in Figure 1. It is noted that the blank is rectangular except for some relatively short projecting flaps.

The blank is slit along the lines l--I which are parallel to each other. This provides a cover section indicated at 2. .The cover section, as illustrated, is provided with a fiap 3 separated from the cover by a score line 4. The body blank is further slit along the lines l which are parallel with each other, thus forming a rear side wall 5 which is separated from the cover by a score line 2 2 The rear side wall 5 is separated from the bottom portion 6 by a score line 6.

The blank is also cut along" parallel lines l-l. This forms a front wall 8 which is integral with the bottom 6 and separated therefrom by a score line 9. The slits 'I-| are in alignment with the slits I, I a and, therefore, the front and rear walls are of the same length. The front wall 8 is also provided with a fiap 8.

The rear wall 5 midway between the ends thereof is provided with a slit to which extends from the bottom wall to the cover when the blank is in assembled position. The front wall is provided with a slot II which extends from the bottom wall only part way up the side, leaving a space between the upper end of the slot and the top edge'of the front side wall so that the upper edge portion of the front wall is continuous from one end of the wall to the other.

The blank is provided with an end wall it which is formed integral with one end of the bottom 6 and separated therefrom by a score line I5. At one side of the end wall I4 is a half section side wall Hi. This half side wall section I6 is. formed integral with the end wall but is separated from the side wall 5 by the slit I. The blank is scored at I! which separates the side wall from the end wall. Integrally formed with the half side wall section 16 is a partition member l8. The partition member is separated from the cover by the slit I and it is separated from the half side wall by a score line 19. This partition It! is provided with an extension forming a flap 20 and the blank is scored along the line 2| to facilitate folding of the flap. At the other side of the end 14 is a half side section 22 separated from the side wall 8 by the slit I. This half side wall 22 is provided with an extension forming a flap 24. The blank is scored along the lines 23 and 25 to facilitate the folding of the partition member and the flap. At the other side of the blank there is an end member 26 separated from the bottom by the score line 21. Formed integral with this end member is a half rear side section 28 which is separated from the rear wall by the slit I. Formed integral with this half side section is a partition member 30 separated from the cover by the slit l. The partition-member is provided with an extension forming a flap 32. The blank is scored along parallel lines 29, 3| and 33 to facilitate the folding of the partition and the flap. At the other side of the end member 26 is a half front wall section 34 separated from the front wall by the slit 1. This half side wall is extended so as to provide a flap 36. The blank is scored along parallel lines 35 and 31 to facilitate the folding of the flap and the half side wall.

The blank, which has just been described may be shipped by the manufacturer to the user, who can readily fold the parts and assemble the same so as to provide a container wherein the partition members pass through a slot in the rear wall and the flaps on the partition members pass through the slot in the front wall and are folded back against the outer face of the front wall so as to provide a very firm connection of the partition to the front and rear walls. The flaps on the front wall half sections are likewise passed through the slot in the front wall and this firmly holds the flaps on the partitions fiat against the outer face of the front wall. The frictional contact between the flaps on the front half sections and the partitions will hold the parts in assembled position. If desired, a suitable holding means such as a pin or staple 41 may be provided for positively locking the flaps to the partition members. It is noted that the flaps on the partition sections and the flaps on the half side wall sections 22 and 34 do not extend to the full height of the front container wall. In the assembled container they terminate at the line 48 (Figure 2). This is the upper end of the slit l I. This leaves a space between the outer half side wall and an inner side wall section so that the flap 3 on the cover may be inserted between said walls. It is noted that the slitting and scoring are positioned so as to leave ample tolerance for folding and assembling of the container.

While the cover is illustrated as of the same' length as the black wall, it can be made longer by simply offsetting the slits I, l and then the cover when in closed position would rest on the end walls as well as the partition. The flap 8 on the front wall is folded outwardly as indicated in Figure 4 and this strengthens the wall directly above the slit II and also makes a strength ened edge extend from one end of the front wall to the other.

It will be obvious that changes in the details of construction may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention as set forth in the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A foldable heavy duty container formed from a substantially rectangular blank, said blank being scored and slit so as to provide when assembled for use a container comprising a bottom wall, front, rear and end walls integral therewith, said front and rear walls having slots extending upwardly from the bottom wall and disposed midway between the ends of said walls, front and rear half side wall sections formed integrally with each end wall, a partition member formed integrally with each rear wall half section, said partition members extending through the slot in the rear wall and having flaps extending through the slot in the front wall, said flaps being folded fiat against the outer face of the front wall and held firmly against said front wall by the front half side wall sections and means for holding said half front side wall sections in fixed assembled position relative to said front wall.

2. A foldable heavy duty containerv formed from a substantially rectangular blank, said blank being scored and slit so as to provide when assembled for use a container comprising a bottom wall, front, rear and end walls integral therewith, said front and rear walls having slots extending upwardly from the bottom wall and disposed midway between the ends of said walls, front and rear half side wall sections formed integrally with each end wall, a partition member formed integrally with each rear wall half section, said partition members extending through the slot in the rear wall and having flaps extending through the slot in the front wall, said flaps being folded fiat against the outer face of the front wall and held firmly against said front wall by the front half side wall sections, each front half section having a flap adapted to extend through the slot in the front wall and between said partition members.

3. A foldable heavy duty container formed from a substantially rectangular blank, said blank being scored and slit so as to provide when assembled for use a container comprising a bottom wall, front, rear and end walls integral therewith, said front and rear walls having slots extending upwardly from the bottom wall and disposed midway between the ends of said walls, front and rear half side wall sections formed integrally with each end wall, a partition member formed integrally with each rear wall half section, said partition members extending through the slot in the rear wall and having flaps extending through the slot in the front wall, said flaps being folded flat against the outer face of the front wall and held firmly against said front wall by the front half side wall sections, each front half section having a flap adapted to extend through the slot in the front wall and between said partition members, said slot and said flaps on the front half wall sections terminating short of the upper edge of the front wall and a cover formed integral with the rear wall and having a flap adapted to fit into the space between the front wall and the half front wall section.

SAMUEL P. BELSINGER.

REFERENCES CITED UNITED STATES PATENTS Name Date Wenzel Dec. 28, 1948 Number 

